Hairy Maclary is the star of a series of rhyming books about a shaggy Scottish terrier. In this book, he is at the vet’s surgery, where the busy waiting room is full of different animals – dogs, kittens, mice and a cockatoo called Cassie.
Hairy Macclary's Rumpus at the Vet by Lynley Dodd (Spindlewood, 1989)
Hairy Macclary's Rumpus at the Vet by Lynley Dodd (Spindlewood, 1989)

Hairy Maclary is the star of a series of rhyming books about a shaggy Scottish terrier. In this book, he is at the vet’s surgery, where the busy waiting room is full of different animals – dogs, kittens, mice and a cockatoo called Cassie.

The story begins with Cassie plucking a hair from Hairy Maclary’s coat, causing him to jump and knock over a bowlful of mice. A chain reaction of chaos ensues that even the vet cannot control. Budgies take flight, a cat takes chase, a goat butts Cassie’s cage, and she happens to see a stray hair on Hairy Maclary’s coat…

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